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Apple Watch users have been asking for lots of improvements and Apple delivered today at WWDC. From faster loading times for apps to completely new features for wheelchair users, Apple’s WatchOS 3 has me genuinely excited to update my device. Let’s take a quick look at some of the new features.

Apple plans on selling a lot more than iPhones and Apple Watches in the future—apparently it also plans on making so much clean energy with its solar farms that it has decided to establish its own energy company in order to sell it.

It's always interesting to me to see how other people use their iPhones to record video and take pictures, so I was obviously excited when I found out that Apple had just released 8 new ‘Shot on iPhone’ videos showcasing its camera capabilities. The 8 videos, which were shared on Apple’s YouTube Channel, last 16 seconds each and feature a variety of different subjects from different parts of the world. Most of the videos are shot in beautiful slow motion or in Timelapse mode and feature everything from penguins and flying bees to a dog running excitedly through the grass.

As a developer, I can tell you that making a living selling apps is a challenge. While I've been one of the more fortunate ones, with over five million downloads (mostly free!) it is a struggle to have your apps be found in a sea of competing apps. It looks like Apple has gotten the message. If the App Store is going to continue to be attractive, Apple needs to make developers more successful. One of the ways it can do that is by sharing the wealth.

WWDC begins next Monday! If you want to watch the live stream (whether from your iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, or Mac/PC), we’ve got your how-to right here. The WWDC Keynote will be on June 13 at 10 am pacific time; here in Iowa, we’ll be sitting down to watch it at noon. Apple provides lots of ways to live stream WWDC from your devices, and you can use the WWDC app to follow coverage of the entire conference as it happens. Here’s how to watch the WWDC keynote live.

Send us a caption for the comic below, and we'll feature our favorite entries in the fall 2016 issue of iPhone Life magazine. The winner will receive a $25 iTunes Gift Card! Leave your entries in the comments below or send them to comics@iphonelife.com.

We are in the home stretch... the last week before Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. It's uncertain what new products Apple will reveal, but it's safe to say the iPhone 7 won't be released until September. It is more likely that Apple will introduce new Macbooks as every one of the 5,000-plus attendees develops on a Mac, and the product line is ready for a refresh. Accessories like the Apple AirPort and Time Capsule are also expected to be updated.

Brace yourself—the Unicode Consortium (the non-profit organization governing emoji) has given final approval of 72 new emoji characters, which are set to be released in Unicode 9.0. That means we may very well get to see these characters in an iteration of iOS 10! Are you excited? Because I’m excited.

My coworker recently shared with me Mashable's article, “The iPhone 7 Sounds like It Will Be Totally Boring,” an opinion piece by Raymond Wong. In summation, the article states that the iPhone 7 will be boring, because we already know all the details far before the keynote. But has anyone stopped to think, “Yeah, it’s nothing revolutionary to me, but I have access to this technology and the money to own it — and that’s amazing.” Just so we can really get an idea of how fortunate we are to have any iPhone at all, let’s take a look at a map of how much of the population has access to smartphones globally. Then tell me how boring any iPhone is.

Remember the Verizon "Can you hear me now" commercials? And the guy, who was like a "Where's Waldo" character, but in a Verizon uniform? He basically showed up in different cities, situations, and landmarks asking if the cell signal reception was working. It was an effective ad campaign. However, like most campaigns, it came to an end. But the guy lives on. And he's now working for Sprint.

I don’t know about you, but every time Apple gets close to releasing a new iPhone, I hope for three things: 1. I hope it’s waterproof (Come on, Apple. Get with the times) 2. I hope it offers wireless charging and 3. I hope it doubles as a teleportation device. For now, only two of those three things are even possible (hint: teleportation isn't one of those things), and with the way things are looking, we probably won’t see wireless charging or a waterproof design in the next iPhone.

WWDC is quickly sneaking up on us. The conference will be held June 13-17, but the keynote will likely take place on day one. Apple is expected to announce Macbook Pros, the latest MacOS, and, of course, iOS 10. If you’re a developer or beta tester, you’ll be able to start working with the update pretty quickly. The rest of us will have to wait until September when the iPhone 7 makes its debut. But what all is iOS 10 going to entail? Should we be weary or excited? Let’s look at all the rumors about iOS we’ve heard so far; here’s the best updates we expect to see from WWDC.

When Apple released its new iOS update a few weeks ago (iOS 9.3.2) it wasn't expecting the onslaught of bricked 9.7-inch iPad Pros that quickly followed. In a matter of days, iPad Pro users began reporting that the update had bricked their devices, displaying an "Error 56" message. Apple responded by pulling the update for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro shortly after.

Apple has rarely been the first to enter a market. The company often innovates on design, integration, and quality. That's how the company entered the smartphone market. There were smartphones before Apple (and I owned most of them) but Apple made a sleek multi-touch integrated device. There were music players before the iPod, and tablets before the iPad, and the list goes on and on. Likewise, there have been electric cars, even self-driving ones, and yet Apple hasn't even publicly acknowledged its efforts in that field.

It’s been nearly a year since Apple Music debuted, and already rumors are circulating suggesting that there could be major changes in store for Apple’s latest music streaming service, including plans to make it easier to use and even to join its streaming and iTunes downloading options together. According to sources, Apple may also be offering lyric integration and be ditching the service's colorful look altogether, opting instead for a simpler black-and-white themed design.

One of the missing features on the new Apple TV is an app for Amazon Video. Amazon Prime is a great value, for free shipping as well as music and more. But the library of video titles including Amazon original content is also quite compelling. However, with no Amazon Video on Apple TV, the experience isn't as robust as it could be. That's one of the reasons I bought a couple of Amazon Fire TV Sticks to plug in to extra HDMI ports on my TVs. But a single device plugged in to one HDMI port would be ideal.

Apple is known for making products that "just work" and that's been true with its Airport Extreme and Time Capsule wireless routers. I've often recommended them as they are app enabled and integrate easily into an all or mostly Apple environment. But it doesn't "just work" if you can't "just buy it" and that's the case as of last week. Apparently, due to an FCC ruling that goes into effect June 2, Apple has pulled all of its Airport Extreme and Time Capsule routers from retail stores.

Pebble may have kicked off the Smartwatch Revolution, with the most successful (at the time) Kickstarter campaign for its original model. I even funded the campaign and bought one. But the product was delayed by a year, and companies like Apple, Samsung, and Motorola weren't sitting still. Those vendors released more powerful models, but there was still room for Pebble. After all, Pebble is waterproof, has a longer lasting battery, is cross platform (iOS and Android) and cheaper. Pebble released a second generation of watches that were more stylish and offered color screens, although not touchscreen. Still, Pebble has felt the squeeze and dropped its prices (and shed employees) accordingly.

You may have heard of Apple’s plans to expand its retail presence in India, but it looks like Apple might be facing more challenges than it expected. According to a report from Reuters, legislation would require Apple to sell at least 30 percent locally sourced products from India if it ever wants to open retail outlets in the country.

The all-new Scosche BoomBuoy™ ($39.99) is the perfect pocket-sized wireless speaker that really packs a punch! Count on rich, crystal-clear, omni-directional sound and up to 7 hours of play time with this IP67 rated, waterproof/dustproof speaker. Compact and incredibly rugged, BoomBuoy is designed for optimum performance in outdoor environments. Just clip it to your backpack or slip it into your pocket and head outdoors! And it floats.